Russ Litten is the author of the novels “Scream If You Want To Go Faster”, “Swear Down”, “Kingdom” and the short story collection “We Know What We Are”. He has also written for TV, film, radio and the stage. Russ spent eight years as a Writer In Residence at prisons in the north of England and also runs workshops and seminars in prisons and Youth Offender Institutes across the UK. He is a regular tutor at Arvon Writing Courses and a workshop tutor for First Story in a range of secondary schools. Along with producer and musician Steve Cobby, he released the spoken word/electronica albums “My People Come from the Sea”, “Boothfery” and “Pound Shop Communism”. He has released two albums under the name Deckie Learner, an eponymous debut and “Our Hearts Will Meet With Love & Generosity” His debut poetry collection “I Can See The Lights” was published by Wild Pressed Books in February 2019.